Flux gives landscapers tap-friendly card payments, ACH for larger jobs and deposits, and hosted fields that work from a phone, so you can collect before you leave the site.
Why landscapers choose Flux
Collect on site
Take a card or send a payment link from the truck the moment the job is done.
ACH for big jobs
Route large project invoices and deposits over ACH to keep the cost down.
No contracts
Seasonal landscapers are not locked into a contract or paying for a slow month.
How landscapers get paid
For landscapers, cards handle on-the-spot and deposit payments, ACH suits larger project invoices, and Flux runs both from one integration you can use on a phone in the field.
A typical Flux setup for landscapers
Landscaping runs on routes, and routes run on autopay. Weekly and biweekly maintenance customers keep a card on file through hosted fields and get billed monthly, so the crew never handles payment at the curb. Spring cleanups and mulch installs are one-time invoices sent the day of service. Design-build work, patios, plantings, irrigation, follows a construction rhythm instead: a deposit before plants and hardscape are ordered, then the balance at final walkthrough, often by ACH.
The calendar is the business model. Revenue stacks from April through October, then thins or flips to snow work depending on the market, and Flux costs nothing in the months the trailer is parked: no monthly fees on qualifying card volume, no minimums, no contracts. Some landscapers spread annual contracts across twelve equal recurring payments to flatten the curve, which recurring billing handles on schedule. Every invoice and autopay reconciles into QuickBooks by customer.
What landscapers should watch
Recurring billing meets weather, and weather wins. When rain skips a visit, decide in advance whether the monthly price stands or a credit applies, and put it in the service agreement, because inconsistent crediting is the most common trigger for a maintenance customer disputing a charge. Card-on-file churn is the quieter leak: cards expire mid-season, and a failed October payment often just never gets chased. Review declined autopays weekly, not at year-end.
Design-build jobs need deposit discipline. Plants and pavers are ordered against the deposit and cannot go back to the nursery, so the contract should say plainly what is refundable once materials are committed. Plant warranty claims are the other friction: a customer holding the final invoice over a browning shrub is negotiating, not disputing, and it is cheaper to resolve on the invoice than after a chargeback lands on a card payment.
Simple, transparent pricing
Flux charges a flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume landscapers and the option to pass the fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow. No setup fees and no contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee.
Frequently asked questions
How do landscapers accept payments with Flux?
Landscapers accept credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfers, and stablecoins through one Flux integration, with drop-in hosted fields that keep card data off your own systems.
What does Flux charge landscapers?
A flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume merchants and no setup fees or contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee. You can also pass the processing fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow.
How fast do landscapers get their money?
Card payments settle in one to two business days and ACH in one to three business days. Stablecoin payments go to your wallet instantly.
Can landscaping customers be put on automatic monthly billing?
Yes. Maintenance clients keep a card in secure hosted fields and are charged on a monthly schedule, which suits route work where the crew never sees the customer. Annual contracts can also be split into twelve equal recurring payments to smooth the seasonal curve.
How should a landscaper bill a patio or full design-build project?
Like construction, not like mowing: a deposit before plants and hardscape are ordered, the balance invoiced at final walkthrough, and ACH offered on larger balances. Keep the refund terms for committed materials in the signed proposal.
What happens to billing when service stops for winter?
Recurring charges pause on the end date you set and restart in spring, and Flux charges no monthly fees on qualifying card volume or minimums in the dormant months. Customers on flattened twelve-month plans keep paying through winter by design, which is a service agreement decision, not a payments one.
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